The Golden Path - PDF eBook

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The Golden Path, or Shwe Lan Ga Lay, is a unique guide for Dhamma seekers who wish to develop in patipatti (practice) and pariyatti (theory) while in Myanmar, as well as to gain an appreciation of Burmese Buddhist and monastic life. Helpful logistical information is supplemented with yogi anecdotes, historical background, scholarly research, authentic local voices, Burmese proverbs, original artwork, inspiring photographs, and wisdom from some of the country's foremost monks, nuns, and meditation teachers.

Part 1: Planning and Logistics consists of four chapters: "Planning Your Trip," "Health", "You've Landed," and "Food." Future editions will include detailed information covering hundreds of important monasteries, pagodas, and other sites throughout the Golden Land, as well as comprehensive discussion on proper behavior and customs while visiting these Burmese monastic sites, along with other cultural information.

This PDF (70MB) is printable to help facilitate those traveling. It can also be read on any eBook reader which can display PDF files, and on computers.

Donate Towards the Creation, Printing and Distribution of The Golden Path

After reading only the list of contributors some of whom I have privilege to know personally and the Introduction I feel that this book is filling a gap in my mind. Dear Dhamma Friends, thank you very much for making the door to the Dhamma opened even wider. Sadhu! Sadhu! Sadhu!

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Reviewed by: Evgeniy Gavrilov from Russia.
on 12/8/2015

5/5

The Golden Path

it is an absolutely remarkable piece of work, very informative, concise and updated. Very good to have all these stories from advanced meditators!! Can't wait for the full Epub version

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Reviewed by: Mike from Malaysia.
on 4/20/2015

5/5

meditator travel to Burma/Myanmar

Excellent! Tremendous resource with valuable information, historical context, cultural sensitivity, anecdotes, traveler tales, health suggestions, etc. The author/editor presents material not found in any other book. Well researched and presented in visually beautiful and easily readable format. The photos and drawings are absolutely stunning and welcome you to this golden land.